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. 1985 Sep;61(719):815–817. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.61.719.815

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: a complication of anorexia nervosa?

R J Fergusson, T R Shaw, C M Turnbull
PMCID: PMC2418384  PMID: 4059142

Abstract

We describe a patient with anorexia nervosa who developed a spontaneous pneumomediastinum. Five other patients have been reported with this association, suggesting that tissue changes in anorexia nervosa may predispose to this condition.

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